Nick Kreofsky attended the 2023 Fall ACS Meeting and presented his research poster at both […]
Continue readingHanging Out with Reineke Alumni – Another Perk of Attending the Fall 2023 ACS Meeting
In addition to presenting their research, Reineke group members also had opportunities to visit and […]
Continue readingSix Group Members Present Their Research at the Fall 2023 ACS Meeting and Learn About Cool New Science
The 2023 Fall ACS Meeting was held August 13 – 17 in San Francisco, CA. […]
Continue readingNick, Kaylee, Punarbasu, and Nathan Present Their Research
The 22nd annual 3rd-year Graduate Student Research Symposium organized by the Department of Chemistry was […]
Continue readingNathan Attends 2023 ACS Green Chemistry Conference in Golden, CO
Nathan Rackstraw, an upcoming fourth-year graduate student, applied for and was accepted to the 2023 […]
Continue readingProf. Reineke Named 2023 ACS Fellow
Congratulations to Prof. Theresa Reineke for being named a 2023 American Chemical Society (ACS) Fellow! […]
Continue readingWelcome to Dr. Ruma Ghosh!
We are happy to welcome Dr. Ruma Ghosh as a Postdoctoral Associate to the Reineke […]
Continue readingDr. Soumi Das Conducts Research at Argonne National Laboratory
The principle aim of Soumi’s research is to investigate the self-assembly of small molecule amphiphiles […]
Continue readingPunarbasu Selected to Represent Chemistry Department in UMN 3-Minute Thesis Competition
Congratulations to 4th-year graduate student Punarbasu Roy for being selected to represent the Department of […]
Continue readingPunarbasu Wins Poster Prize at Polymers in Medicine and Biology Conference
Congratulations to Punarbasu Roy for receiving a poster prize at the 2022 Polymers in Medicine […]
Continue readingProfessor Theresa Reineke Next Editor-in-Chief for Bioconjugate Chemistry
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced on Dec. 8, 2022, that Professor Theresa Reineke has […]
Continue readingWelcome To Our New First-year Graduate Students!
(Left to Right) Elizabeth (Liz) Lopez, Chemistry; Rose Liyanagunawardana, Chemistry; and Geethaanjali (Geetha) Mohan, Chemical […]
Continue readingNathan Rackstraw Receives Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Honorable Mention Two Years in a Row
Not just in 2021-2022 but also in 2020-2021, Nathan has received an Honorable Mention for […]
Continue readingNicholas Kreofsky Recipient of the Robert L. Ferm Outstanding TA Award
Congratulations to Nick for winning the 2021-2022 Robert L. Ferm Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award! […]
Continue readingGraduate Students Present Their Research at the Fall 2022 ACS Meeting
Fourth-year graduate students Mayuri Porwal, Erin Maines, and Mckenna Hanson attended the Fall 2022 ACS […]
Continue readingMayuri Porwal Awarded a 2022 CSP-funded Researcher in Residency at Cornell University
Mayuri conducts research for the University of Minnesota National Science Foundation-funded Center for Sustainable Polymers […]
Continue readingPunarbasu Roy Participates in Confocal Microscopy Workshop
A primary goal of Punarbasu’s research is to synthesize and characterize a family of polymers […]
Continue readingProfessor Theresa Reineke Named Prager Chair in Macromolecular Science in Chemistry
A huge congratulations to our own Prof. Theresa Reineke for being named a Prager Chair […]
Continue readingCEMS Selects Christian Grimme as Outstanding Teaching Assistant
For his excellent performance as a teaching assistant for MATS 4400, Senior Design Project, the […]
Continue readingRishad Dalal Successfully Defends Thesis
On June 30, 2022, Rishad successfully defended his thesis, “Effective pDNA and CRISPR RNP Delivery […]
Continue readingAlumni Monica Ohnsorg Participates in the 2022 Future Faculty Workshop
Congratulations to Monica for being selected to participate in the 2022 Future Faculty Workshop “Diverse […]
Continue readingEmily Prebihalo Participates in ACS Summer School on Green Chemistry and Sustainable Energy
Congratulations to Emily for being selected to attend the 2022 American Chemical Society (ACS) Summer […]
Continue readingEmily Prebihalo Attends Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference
On June 6–8, 2022, Emily attended the American Chemical Society (ACS) Green Chemistry Institute’s Green […]
Continue readingStudents Present at 3rd-year Graduate Student Research Symposium
Emily Prebihalo, Punarbasu Roy, and Christopher LaSalle presented their research at the 3rd-year Graduate Student […]
Continue readingAlumni Derek Saxon’s First-author Manuscript Included in JACS Virtual Issue on Sustainable Polymers
Alumni Derek Saxon’s 2019 JACS paper, “Architectural Control of Isosorbide-Based Polyethers via Ring-Opening Polymerization,” was […]
Continue readingProfessor Theresa Reineke is New Associate Editor for Chemical Science
Congratulations to Prof. Theresa Reineke and her new appointment as an Associate Editor for the […]
Continue readingNSF and Ford Foundation Award Fellowships to Nicholas Kreofsky
In addition to being awarded a 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship, Nick […]
Continue readingMckenna Hanson Recipient of Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Congratulations to Mckenna for being awarded a 2022-2023 University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship (DDF)! […]
Continue readingSecond-year Students Pass Written and Oral Exams
Congratulations to the following Reineke graduate students for passing their Ph.D. Preliminary Written and Oral […]
Continue readingAlumni Ramya Kumar’s First-author Article Showcased in JACS Au Virtual Issue on Emerging Chemistry and Machine Learning
JACS Au published alumni Ramya Kumar’s first-author paper, “Combinatorial Polycation Synthesis and Causal Machine Learning […]
Continue readingPaper Led by Mayuri Porwal Selected as a Chemical Science Pick of the Week
Mayuri Porwal’s first-author paper, “Stereoregular functionalized polysaccharides via cationic ring-opening polymerization of biomass-derived levoglucosan,” has […]
Continue readingCraig Van Bruggen Successfully Defends Thesis
Craig successfully defended his thesis, “Quinine Copolymer Reporters for Enhanced Gene Editing and Raman Imaging,” […]
Continue readingRishad Dalal Selected to the 2022 “Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research” Symposium
Rishad has been selected to present his research at the 2022 “Excellence in Graduate Polymer […]
Continue readingWelcome to Our New First-year Students!
(Left to Right) Alicia Huggett, Chemistry; Eli Broman, Chemistry; Sidharth Panda, Chemistry; and Tyler Weinstein, […]
Continue readingMonica Ohnsorg Successfully Defends Thesis
Monica successfully defended her thesis, “End-Group Modified Bottlebrush Polymers to Deliver Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients,” on […]
Continue readingMayuri Porwal Honored with CEMS Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
For her excellent performance as a teaching assistant in the spring of 2021, the Department […]
Continue readingProf. Theresa Reineke Recipient of the ACS 2022 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award
The American Chemical Society (ACS) has awarded Prof. Reineke a 2022 Arthur C. Cope Scholar […]
Continue readingChristopher LaSalle Recipient of Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to Christopher for receiving a 2020-2021 Robert L. Ferm Outstanding Teaching Assistant (TA) Award! […]
Continue readingMcKenna Hanson Awarded Competitive Department of Chemistry Excellence Fellowship
Congratulations to Mckenna for being selected as a recipient of a 2021-2022 Department of Chemistry […]
Continue readingMonica awarded the Eastman Chemical Student Award
Congratulations to Monica for being selected as the winner of the 2020-2021 Eastman Chemical Student […]
Continue readingKaylee Barr Awarded An NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Congratulations to Kaylee for being awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Kaylee is a first-year […]
Continue readingMayuri Awarded PPG Graduate Student Fellowship
Congratulations to Mayuri for being selected as a recipient of the PPG Graduate Student Fellowship […]
Continue readingC&EN highlighted work from the Reineke group in an article!
Congratulations to Prof. Reineke and to Dr. Zhe Tan! C&EN has highlighted our group’s work […]
Continue readingResearchers in the Reineke and Frontiera groups discover new way to deliver DNA-based therapies for diseases
University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers in the labs of Professor Renee Frontiera and Professor […]
Continue readingWelcome to our new first year students!
Welcome to our new first year students Kaylee, Michael, Nathan, and Nick!
Continue readingEthan Honored for Fourth-Year Virtual Seminar
Ethan was selected to receive a prize for his fourth-year seminar talk, entitled “Adapting the […]
Continue readingVijay Awarded UROP
Congratulations to Vijay for his successful Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) application! This award will […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke To Give An ACS Webinar
Professor Reineke along with Professor Coray Colina from the University of Florida will be giving […]
Continue readingRamya Presents at Annual IPRIME Meeting
Ramya presented her research at the 2020 IPRIME Annual Meeting that took place virtually on […]
Continue readingChristian, Erin, and Mayuri Pass 2nd Year Oral Exams
Congratulations to CEMS students Christian, Erin, and Mayuri for passing their second year oral exams!
Continue readingMonica Selected to be a 2020 CAS Future Leader
Congratulations to Monica for her selection to the 2020 CAS Future Leaders Program! This program […]
Continue readingAnnie Receives GWIS Agnes Hansen Travel Award
Congratulations to Annie for receiving a Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Agnes Hanson Travel Award! From […]
Continue readingEmily Receives Teaching Assistant Award
Congratulations to Emily Prebihalo for receiving an Aaron and Anna Beek Graduate Student Teaching Award from the University […]
Continue readingMckenna Passes 2nd Year Oral and Written Exams
Congratulations to Mckenna Hanson for passing her second year oral and written exams!
Continue readingHussnain Awarded PPG Graduate Student Fellowship
Congratulations to Hussnain for being selected as a recipient of a PPG Graduate Student Fellowship […]
Continue readingSwapnil Successfully Defends Thesis
Swapnil Tale successfully defended his thesis, entitled “Amphiphilic and Random Copolymers as Specialized Excipients for Oral Drug […]
Continue readingAnnie Selected to Participate in Excellence in Graduate Polymer Research Symposium
Congratulations to Annie for being selected to give an oral presentation at the 2020 Excellence […]
Continue readingChristopher, Emily, and Punarbasu Join the Group
Christopher LaSalle, Emily Prebihalo, and Punarbasu Roy officially joined the Reineke Group as doctoral students. […]
Continue readingShan Receives UROP Award
Congratulations to Shan, an undergraduate researcher in the Reineke Group, for receiving a UROP award! […]
Continue readingZhe Successfully Defends Thesis
Zhe Tan successfully defended her thesis, entitled “Cationic Polymers and Micelles as Delivery Agents for Gene […]
Continue readingRamya Invited to Attend ACS Macro Letters & Macromolecules Editorial Board Meeting
Congratulations to Ramya for being invited to attend the Joint Editorial Advisory Board meeting of ACS […]
Continue readingReineke Group Featured by the College of Science and Engineering
The Reineke Group was recently featured in a news story, titled “Building Blocks for Success”, […]
Continue readingCristiam Accepted to the 2019 Future Faculty Workshop
Congratulations to Cristiam for being accepted to the 2019 Future Faculty Workshop! This workshop will take […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Featured in the University of Minnesota Foundation’s Spring 2019 Legacy Magazine
Professor Reineke was recently featured in the Spring 2019 issue of the University of Minnesota […]
Continue readingMonica Receives a Paul and Gerda Gassman Award at the Graduate Student Research Symposium
Congratulations to Monica for receiving a Paul and Gerda Gassman Award at the 2019 Graduate Student […]
Continue readingRecent Accounts of Chemical Research Article Achieves Most Downloads for the Month of April
A recent article from the Reineke Group published in Accounts of Chemical Research, entitled “Nonviral Gene […]
Continue readingMckenna Hanson Awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Mckenna for being awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Mckenna is a first-year graduate student […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Co-Organizes Special Issue of Bioconjugate Chemistry
Professor Reineke recently served as a guest co-editor and co-organizer for a special issue of Bioconjugate Chemistry […]
Continue readingRamya Receives Postdoctoral Association Spring 2019 Career Development Award
Congratulations to Ramya for receiving a University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Association Spring 2019 Career Development […]
Continue reading3D Printing Paper Featured on Cover of Polymer Chemistry
A recently published article from the Reineke Group will be featured on the cover of Polymer […]
Continue readingRamya Selected to Participate in the 2019 PMSE Future Faculty Symposium
Congratulations to Ramya for being selected to participate in the 2019 PMSE Future Faculty Symposium! […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Anatolii for Successfully Defending His Thesis!
Anatolii Purchel successfully defended his thesis entitled “Development of Polymer Excipients for Applications in Oral Drug Delivery” […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Leon for Successfully Defending His Thesis!
Leon Lillie successfully defended his thesis entitled “Degradable Materials from Sugar-derived Feedstocks” yesterday. Leon was co-advised by Professor […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Honored with the DuPont Nutrition & Health Science Excellence Medal
Congratulations to Professor Reineke for receiving the DuPont Nutrition & Health Science Excellence Medal from the […]
Continue readingAnnie Luke Interviewed for the “Brains On!” Podcast
Annie Luke was recently interviewed by American Public Media for an educational kids podcast called […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Pranav for Successfully Defending His Thesis!
Pranav Agrawal successfully defended his thesis entitled “Advancements in microfluidics for biotechnology applications” yesterday. Pranav was co-advised by […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Yaming for Successfully Defending Her Thesis!
Yaming Jiang successfully defended her thesis entitled “Complexation of DNA with Polycationic Micelles” today. Yaming […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Zhe for receiving an ACS travel award!
Congratulations to Zhe Tan for receiving a travel award from the Minnesota Section of the American […]
Continue reading2018 National Graduate Research Polymer Conference
The 2018 National Graduate Research Polymer Conference (NGRPC) took place on June 10–12 at the […]
Continue readingThird-Year Graduate Students Participate in the Annual Chemistry Graduate Student Research Symposium
The third-year graduate students from the Reineke Group (Craig Van Bruggen, Annie Luke, Hussnain Sajjad, […]
Continue readingUMN-Dow Collaboration Article Featured by the College of Science and Engineering
A recent review article published in Bioconjugate Chemistry by members of the UMN-Dow collaboration was featured […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Named a 2018 POLY Fellow
Professor Reineke has been named a 2018 POLY Fellow by the ACS Division of Polymer […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Victoria for Successfully Defending Her Thesis!
Victoria Szlag successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis today. Victoria was co-advised by Professor Reineke and […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Mammad for Successfully Defending His Thesis!
Mammad Nasiri successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis today. Congratulations, Dr. Nasiri!
Continue readingDow Collaboration Featured in The Medicine Maker
The Dow University Partnership for Innovation (UPI) was recently featured in The Medicine Maker. In […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Rebecca for Receiving a Scholarship from the ACS WCC!
Congratulations to Rebecca Goncalves for receiving the 2017 Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship from the ACS […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Will for successfully defending his thesis!
Will Boyle successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis yesterday. Congratulations, Dr. Boyle!
Continue readingCongratulations to Seyoung for successfully defending her thesis!
Seyoung Jung successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis yesterday. Congratulations, Dr. Jung!
Continue readingCongratulations to Yogesh for successfully defending his thesis!
Yogesh Dhande successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis yesterday. Congratulations, Dr. Dhande!
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Featured as a Highly Prolific Author in ACS Journals
The American Chemical Society (ACS) recently published their one-millionth article. To honor this occasion, the ACS […]
Continue readingResearch Article Selected as Paper of the Month in Polymer Chemistry
Congratulations to Leon for having his recently published article selected as Paper of the Month […]
Continue readingProfessor Reineke Highlighted in South Washington County Bulletin
Professor Reineke was recently featured in an article in the South Washington County Bulletin (link). This […]
Continue readingAnatolii and Zhe Give Research Talks at the 16th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium
Anatolii and Zhe recently gave research talks at the 16th Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium […]
Continue readingReineke Group Members Present Research at the 2017 IPRIME Meeting
Reineke Group members participated in the 2017 IPRIME Meeting, which took place on May 30–June 1, […]
Continue readingWelcome Mitra to the Group!
Dr. Mitra Ganewatta recently joined the Reineke Group as a postdoctoral associate. Mitra received his B.Sc. (honors) […]
Continue readingMonica is Featured in a C&EN Article for her Participation in the March for Science
Monica participated in the “March for Science” in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 22 and […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Cameron for being Selected as a 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow!
Congratulations to Cameron for being selected as a 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow in the […]
Continue readingCongratulations on a Successful ACS Conference!
Congratulations to Professor Reineke, Anatolii, Leon, Mammad, and Yaming on a successful ACS conference! Professor […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Anatolii for Receiving a Travel Award for the Spring ACS Meeting!
Congratulations to Anatolii for receiving a travel award from the MN section of the American […]
Continue readingCongratulations to Monica for being Awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship!
Congratulations to Monica for being awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! Monica’s research focuses on the […]
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